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Former state wrestling champion Isaiah Locsin is appealing a decision that would deny him a chance to compete his senior year.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we want to hear how you met the love of your life. Were you set up by mutual friends? Are you a part of the growing list of online dating matches? We want to hear about it. Send your stories (400 words maximum) and photo by Jan. 31 to Lifestyles editor Andrea Joseph at [email protected] for publication in our upcoming Valentine’s Day edition.

A 36-year-old Sand City man was found dead Monday morning inside his vehicle which crashed on U.S. 101 at the Coyote Creek Bridge north of Morgan Hill, according to police. Some time between 10 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday, the man, driving a 2004 Mercedes-Benz, was traveling south on the freeway when the vehicle swerved off the roadway for an unknown reason, according to a press release from the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle left the roadway just north of the Coyote Creek Bridge, which is just north of Burnett Avenue, police said. The vehicle left the freeway on the left side of the southbound lane and into the center median. The right front of the vehicle collided with the guardrail and a chain-link fence, and then became airborne. The Mercedes then collided with the shallow creek underneath the freeway over-crossing, and continued to roll over, police said. The driver, who has not yet been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s office, was partially ejected, suffering fatal injuries. Police think the driver was not wearing a seat belt. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. A “call check” for a vehicle collision, reckless driving and possible intoxicated driver was broadcast to the CHP dispatch center around the time of the accident, but no accident was located at that time, police said. Pedestrians walking underneath the freeway overpass at 8:36 a.m. Monday saw the crashed Mercedes and called 911, police said. Police and paramedics arrived on scene, but the driver could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol and drugs are being investigated as a possible factor in the collision, police said. An inspection of the Mercedes was performed at the accident scene, and no mechanical defects were found. 

The Gilroy girls basketball team is off to a hot start in league play.

The Gavilan men's team trailed by only six points at halftime against West Valley Friday, but the hosts turned up the heat after the break.

Police are looking for a suspect or suspects who allegedly stole about 2,700 feet of copper wire from more than a dozen street lights in a southwest Morgan Hill neighborhood last week.

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes recently including felony burglary in the first degree, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence. Arrests were recorded in the GPD's blotter from Jan. 2 through 9.